Jensen, Scott
Senate 2017-2020 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Carver
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/19/1954
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Chaska
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
EDUCATION
Sleepy Eye High School; Secondary; Valedictorian, 1973
University of Minnesota, Dental School; Attended College; 1976-1977
Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary; Attended College; 1977-1978
University of Minnesota; B.A.; Physiology, 1978
University of Minnesota; M.D.; 1981
University of Minnesota; Fellowship; Bush Fellowship: Leadership and Policy Studies, 1999
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Waconia School District, Minnesota (School Board);
199? to ?
State Board/Commission/Council:
Attorney General's Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices (Co-chair);
2019 to ?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary
Children:
Three children: Cristy, Matt, and Jackie
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Carl A. Jensen
- Father
GENERAL NOTES
Special legislative concerns: health care reform, roads and bridges, and election reform.
He is a family practice physician.
He did not seek reelection in 2020.
He ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 2022 election.
Body:
Senate
District:
47
Elected:
11/8/2016
Residence:
Chaska
Term of Office:
1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation:
Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
-
Higher Education Finance and Policy
-
Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
Body:
Senate
District:
47
Elected:
11/8/2016
Residence:
Chaska
Term of Office:
1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation:
Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
-
Higher Education Finance and Policy
-
Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
-
Transportation Finance and Policy
Articles & Books By
-
Jensen, Scott. Relationship Matters: The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing, 2015.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
Photographs
The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.